Bonegilla Migrant Experience
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The Bonegilla ID card details the personal
information (name, nationality, date and place
of birth) of each resident, whether adult or child.
Periods of employment were also recorded,
along with the residential block number and
any hospital visits.
To request a copy of a Bonegilla ID Card follow these steps:
1
Go to the National Archives website naa.gov.au
2
Click on ‘The Collection’
3
Click on ‘Using the Collection’
4
Click on ‘Ask a Question’
5
Click on ‘Immigration Records’
Fill out as much of this online form as possible but make sure you go to the end
of the form for the next step.
6
Click on ‘What Records About This Person Are You Looking For?’
to select the appropriate document.
7
In the ‘Tell Us More’ box write the names of the people whose card/s you require
and identify the relevant Bonegilla ID Card, either:
- Record Series Number A2571 (for people arriving between 1947-1956), or;
- Record Series Number A2572 (for people arriving between 1957-1971).
Bonegilla Migrant Experience
The Bonegilla ID Cards are not yet digitised, so by submitting a request, a NAA staff
member conducts a manual search for the card.
You can request that a card be photocopied and posted to you, at no cost.
If you would like the card to be digitised and electronically sent, a payment is required.
To do a general name/document search follow these steps:
1Go to National Archives www.naa.gov.au
2
Click on ‘The Collection’
3
Click on ‘Search the Collection’
4
Click on ‘Record Search’
To do a more specific name/document search follow these steps:
1Go to National Archives www.naa.gov.au
2
Click on ‘The Collection’
3
Click on ‘Search the Collection’
4
Click on ‘Ask a Question’